,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,rush submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means          
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,united ,states should initiate         
negotiations to enter into a bilateral  
free trade agreement with the ,republic 
of ,south ,africa4  ,whereas ,south     
,africa is the #cdth largest economy in 
the world and is a member of the ,group 
of ,twenty 7,g-#bj7 and in a enhanced   
engagement partnership with the         
,organisation for ,economic             
,co-operation and ,development 7,,oecd72
 ,whereas ,south ,africa has signed #ab 
trade agreements with several countries 
and the ,european ,free ,trade          
,association1 #d of which are free trade
 agreements2 ,whereas ,south ,africa has
 concluded two trade agreements with the
 ,united ,states as well as successfully

 participated in the ,generalized       
,system of ,preferences 7,,gsp7 and the 
,african ,growth and ,opportunity ,act  
7,,agoa72 ,whereas ,united ,states      
exports to ,south ,africa totaled #aj   
billion in #bjab2 ,whereas ,south       
,africa is currently the ,united ,states
 #chth largest trading partner for goods
 with #ae4h billion in total trade in   
goods in #bjac2 ,whereas ,south ,africa 
was the ,united ,states #cfth largest   
export market for goods in #bjac2       
,whereas the amount of ,united ,states  
exports of goods to ,south ,africa in   
#bjac was #g4c billion1 an increase of  
#aei percent from #bjjc2 ,whereas       
,united ,states exports of agricultural 
products to ,south ,africa totaled #bie 
million in #bjac with leading categories
 including dairy products1 wheat1       
planting seeds1 and poultry2 ,whereas   
the amount of ,united ,states exports of
 private commercial services 7excluding 
military and government7 to ,south      
,africa was #b4g billion in #bjab1 an   

increase of #aae percent from #bjjb     
levels2 ,whereas ,south ,africa is a    
democratic1 secular1 unitary1           
constitutional republic1 with a proud   
heritage that shares many of the        
fundamental values of the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas ,south ,africa is the 
largest1 most diversified1 highly       
industrialized economy in ,africa2      
,whereas the average per capita income  
in ,south ,africa is among the highest  
of ,african countries2 and ,whereas     
closer relations with ,south ,africa    
through free trade agreements would     
encourage further privatization in      
,south ,africa's economy3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that  
the ,united ,states should initiate     
negotiations to enter into a bilateral  
free trade agreement with the ,republic 
of ,south ,africa4